Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1979No. 78-1849PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
This interlocutory appeal presents the question of whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has authority under § 706(f)(1) of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1) (Supp. V. 1975), to seek relief from discriminatory practices affecting a class of individuals without complying with the class certification requirements of Rule 23, F.R.Civ.P.
Plaintiff-appellee, EEOC, brought suit against the defendants-appellants, General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., its subsidiary, West Coast Telephone Company of…
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- 20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 52, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,036 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., and West Coast Telephone Company of California, Inc., Local Union No. 89, International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979